Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership

Overview[]

In October 2011, the JPSS program successfully launched the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) demonstration satellite,^[1] the first in a series of satellites to be launched as part of NOAA's JPSS program.

References[]

↑ Originally called the "NPOESS Preparatory Project," in January 2012, the satellite's name was changed to the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite.

Source[]

Polar Weather Satellites: NOAA Identified Ways to Mitigate Data Gaps, but Contingency Plans and Schedules Require Further Attention, at 7 & n.6.

[1] Originally called the "NPOESS Preparatory Project," in January 2012, the satellite's name was changed to the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite.

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